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WY 153d Maintenance Squadron

Cheyenne, WY (In Person)

$73,736 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 1 week ago (Updated 1 day ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/23/2026

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AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANIC
Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units 153d Maintenance Squadron Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for an
AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANIC
, Position Description Number PDD1636000 and is part of the WY 153d Maintenance Squadron , Wyoming Air Nional Guard. This is a Title 32 Dual Stus Technician Excepted Service position. Military affiliion is required. Learn more about this agency Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for an
AIRCRAFT ENGINE MECHANIC
, Position Description Number PDD1636000 and is part of the WY 153d Maintenance Squadron , Wyoming Air Nional Guard. This is a Title 32 Dual Stus Technician Excepted Service position. Military affiliion is required. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/15/2026 to 06/15/2026 Salary $30.55
  • $40.35 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 8
  • 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Cheyenne, WY 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
  • You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 10 Job family (Series) 8602 Aircraft Engine Mechanic Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Nional security Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number
WY-12962282-AF-26-072
Control number 869509900 This job is open to Help Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency Refer to applicable Areas of Considerion below for hiring considerion. Videos Duties Help The primary purpose of this position is to maintain, troubleshoot, remove, repair, install, certify, test and perform operional checks on the turboprop engines, propellers, and associed propulsion system components. (1) Removes, installs, certifies, repairs, modifies, overhauls, and installs turboprop engines, reduction gear boxes, turbine modules, compressor modules, auxiliary power units, propellers and reled propeller components as required. (2) Modifies engines, propellers, auxiliary power units, and components in accordance with Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO) directives; removes and installs engine quick change kits; prepares engines for installion and installs engine and propeller assemblies on aircraft. (3) Performs operional checks of installed propellers, engines, auxiliary power units and sub-systems during aircraft maintenance ground runs in accordance with approved checklists. (4) Performs isochronal and special evaluions on engines, propellers and auxiliary power units. (5) Performs aircraft full power runs and complete engine and propeller efficiency checks.
  • This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties.
  • Requirements Help Conditions of employment
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Open to current or prior service active duty, reserve or nional guard members of one of the branches of the US Air Force, Army, Navy, or Marines.
Military members:
Submit vMPF Rip, DVR, STP, ERS, MBS, or PDR with resume.
Prior service members:
Submit a DD Form 214. Must become a military member of the Wyoming Air N'l Guard before appt. To inquire about Recruiting into the WY Air Nional Guard, contact (307) 772-6333 for assistance. May be required to successfully complete a two-year trial period. Federal employment suitability is determined by a background investigion. Recruitment/Relocion Incentive MAY BE authorized, if eligible. Subject to funding and TAG approval. PCS costs are not authorized. Must be willing to reloce own expense if selected.
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS
Technicians are paid through Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer (DD/EFT). Military Technicians are ineligible for military enlistment, retention, and student loan repayment bonuses. Acceptance of a Technician position will termine these military incentives. If you have questions regarding these bonuses/incentives, contact (307) 772-6333 for assistance. Acceptance of a permanent or indefinite position will cause terminion from the Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP) and TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS). Veteran's preference does not apply to Nional Guard Technician positions in accordance with Title 32 USC 709(f). Qualificions
AREAS OF CONSIDERATION
Primary considerion made from Areas 1, 2, and 4. If referrals are not made from the target cegory, subsequent referrals may next be made from Area 6 (if eligible). Area 1 : All permanent and indefinite Wyoming Nional Guard (NG) WY ANG employees assigned to the 153 MXS. Area 2 : All permanent and indefinite Wyoming Air Nional Guard (ANG) T32 Dual Stus technicians employed within the Wyoming Air Nional Guard. Area 4 : All current military members of the Wyoming Air Nional Guard. Area 6 : Current and prior military service members separed from any branch of the military to include US Air Force, US Army, US Navy, US Marine Corps, Reserves, and Nional Guard components. Must be willing/eligible to join the Wyoming Air Nional Guard as a military member prior to appointment to position.
TECHNICIAN INFO
Type of Appointment:
Permanent Tenure:
Group 1 or 2
Work Schedule:
Monday
  • Friday, 7:00 am
  • 4:30 pm
FLSA:
Exempt Telework:
The duties of this position require primary physical presence. Situional teleworking may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Technician Position #: 1150666
Selecting Official:
SMSgt Clyde Weisbeck
MILITARY GRADE
Min:
E-1
Max:
E-5 Enlisted applicant's military grade cannot exceed the maximum military grade authorized. Over-grade applicants must provide a written demotion stement of understanding with applicion, willingness to be administrively reduced in grade (E-5) if selected for this position. A Demotion Stement of Understanding is loced : https://go.usa.gov/xEeZ2 Applicants' under or th over-grade, without a written demotion stement of understanding, will not be considered for this vacancy. Acceptance of this position does not in any way constitute a military promotion.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Must possess experience or training th has provided the ability to perform assembly and disassembly operions and make prescribed modificions to aircraft engines, engine assemblies, and accessories in accordance with technical specificions, procedures and requirements. Experience using hand and power tools common to the trade.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
WG-08: Must possess experience or training removing and installing components and accessories with detailed guidance. Experience in following detailed instructions in making minor repairs and modificions to aircraft engines, sub-assemblies and components. WG-10: Must possess experience or training performing standard, routine assembly and disassembly operions and making prescribed modificions to aircraft engines, engine assemblies, and accessories. Experience or training performing maintenance overhaul, troubleshooting, testing, and repair of aircraft engines, engine components, and power trains for fixed and/or rotary wing aircraft. Experience determining maintenance needed from work orders, inspection reports, historical record, and by own diagnosis.
NOTE:
Minimum Requirements and Specialized Experience used to determine qualificions for the announced position. Applicants must provide from MM/YYYY
  • MM/YYYY (e.g., 02/2015
  • 03/2017 or Feb 2017
  • Mar•2017) des and hours worked per week with description of your specialized experience on the resume.
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS
Selected candides required to be in a compible military grade and assignment prior to the effective de of placement.
COMPATIBLE MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS
Must possess or be eligible to retrain into AFSC 2A6X1, Aerospace Propulsion. Enlisted 2A6X1
ASVAB Requirements:
Must possess a minimum score of " 56 " on the Mechanical portion of the ASVAB. Medical Profile PULHES must not be greer than 333132 . Must be able to lift 60 lbs . unassisted
DRIVER'S LICENSE
Must possess a valid ste's driver's license. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered, or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/register/ ) The Wyoming Military Department's (WYMD) 335, Personnel
  • General Merit Placement & Promotion Plan, is undergoing revision.
Please do not send/fax/courier/email any applicions or resumes to the Wyoming Nional Guard Human Resource Office, you must apply on-line via www.

USAJOBS.gov . The Human Resource can only process merials received through USA Jobs. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
Please note th if, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and or experience, your ring can and adjusted to reflect your abilities more accurely, or you may lose considerion for this position. Verbiage displayed on your resume or applicion must contain your own words . You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience loced within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applicions received in verbim will not be In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving des (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This informion is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Resume
  • Required
  • Full name, mailing address, email address, and phone numbers where you can be reached
  • A narrive of your work (paid or unpaid), training, educion, and/or other experiences th may be reled to this vacancy
  • Show actual begin and end des (e.g., 02/2015
  • 03/2017 or Feb 2017
  • Mar 2017) form and hours worked per week for all work experience submitted.
  • List all pertinent civilian and military experiences.
  • Describe duties (work experience) in your own words. Do not submit copies or official position descriptions. 2. Service Branch Personnel Record
  • Required
  • Air Force:
    virtual Military Personnel Flight Rip (vMPF Rip)
  • Army:
    IPPS-A Soldier Talent Profile (STP)
  • US Navy:
    Personnel Da Record or Electronic Service Record (PDR or ESR)
  • US Marines:
    Master Brief Sheet (MBS) Usually one page
  • Prior Service Members:
    Submit DD Form 214 3. Performance Reports
  • Optional 4. SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action
  • If applicable Current or former federal employees within the previous 52 weeks must submit an SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held on a permanent basis, tenure and appointment type. 5. College transcripts
  • Optional 6. Cover Letter
  • Optional If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.
S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Resumes must adhere to the two-page limit and must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions, and other position requirements listed in the advertisement. If a resume is received th exceeds two-pages, only the first two pages reviewed. Applicants submitting a resume th exceeds two pages will not be eligible for considerion. To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12962282 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ Agency contact informion Clyde Weisbeck Phone (307) 772-6189 clyde.weisbeck.1@us.af.mil Address WY 153d Maintenance Squadron 217 Dell Range Blvd Cheyenne, WY 82009 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Resume
  • Required
  • Full name, mailing address, email address, and phone numbers where you can be reached
  • A narrive of your work (paid or unpaid), training, educion, and/or other experiences th may be reled to this vacancy
  • Show actual begin and end des (e.g., 02/2015
  • 03/2017 or Feb 2017
  • Mar 2017) form and hours worked per week for all work experience submitted.
  • List all pertinent civilian and military experiences.
  • Describe duties (work experience) in your own words. Do not submit copies or official position descriptions. 2. Service Branch Personnel Record
  • Required
  • Air Force:
    virtual Military Personnel Flight Rip (vMPF Rip)
  • Army:
    IPPS-A Soldier Talent Profile (STP)
  • US Navy:
    Personnel Da Record or Electronic Service Record (PDR or ESR)
  • US Marines:
    Master Brief Sheet (MBS) Usually one page
  • Prior Service Members:
    Submit DD Form 214 3. Performance Reports
  • Optional 4. SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action
  • If applicable Current or former federal employees within the previous 52 weeks must submit an SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held on a permanent basis, tenure and appointment type. 5. College transcripts
  • Optional 6. Cover Letter
  • Optional If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.
S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Resumes must adhere to the two-page limit and must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions, and other position requirements listed in the advertisement. If a resume is received th exceeds two-pages, only the first two pages reviewed. Applicants submitting a resume th exceeds two pages will not be eligible for considerion. To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12962282 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Clyde Weisbeck Phone (307) 772-6189 clyde.weisbeck.1@us.af.mil Address WY 153d Maintenance Squadron 217 Dell Range Blvd Cheyenne, WY 82009 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/15/2026 to 06/15/2026 Salary $30.55
  • $40.35 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 8
  • 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Cheyenne, WY 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
  • You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 10 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number
WY-12962282-AF-26-072
Control number 869509900

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